Kriste and I were working on pieces for the Chapel Market last week and I blurted out, "I'm in the mood to paint!" I bet you think I'm always in the mood to paint, but I've gotten busier as my...
barn board to breadboard
I wanted to make a bunch of breadboards to sell at the Chapel Market, so I've been on the hunt for cool old boards for that purpose. I found a couple of beautiful old boards that came from a barn....
hand painted empire buffet | take two
I showed yesterday how I styled the hand painted empire buffet as a piece for a nursery or kid's room. In this post, I'm going to show the piece styled as a buffet... Kriste and I grabbed what we...
hand painted buffet makeover
I have always loved sharing my furniture makeovers here and I know they are what put my blog on the map, so to speak. Now that I have this new space to work in, I'm more inspired than ever to work...
Kriste's new cabinet
I did my first photo shoot today in my new studio. To say it was exciting would be an understatement. Every time I enter the space, I smile and feel lifted and occasionally want to clap my hands...
hand painted antique sled
Before I get to the sled (yes, in August), I wanted to give some details on the yard sale I'm having on Saturday, August 9, 2014. I'm actually piggy-backing on the yard sale one of my friends is...
silvertone finds a home & French chairs get a fresh start
I've been working on restoring an antique Silvertone phonograph for a few months. I got into painting furniture, because stripping, refinishing and restoring is so tedious and takes forever. Just...
what I'm working on…
As I shared yesterday, after a week of dealing with a lot of details of doing business, I was really ready to do something creative. So, I headed to the basement to work on some pieces that were...
glass glitter milk bottles
Before I get into the project, I want to share that Miss Mustard Seed's Glass Glitter (used in this project) is the Decor Steals daily "steal" today! They are offering Tiara Silver, Fallen Snow and...
hand painted wardrobe
I realized I had a furniture make over from Lucketts that I never shared! How in the world did that happen? Well, I'm fixing that today. This wardrobe was by far the worst piece of furniture I...